Asparagus hopper and belt



1366- 1939. F. PHILLIPS ASPARAGUS HOPPER AND BELT Filed April 12. 1938QQOOGGGOOOO WO fih/hps ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 5, 1939 ASPARAGUS HOPPERAND BELT Floyd Phillips, Sandwich, n1.)

Application April 12, 1938, Serial No. 201,620

4 Claims.

This invention relates to asparagus gathering devices and has for theprimary object the provision of a device of this character which is tobe worn by a person engaged in cutting asparagus and which will permit aperson to have free use of the hands and arms and be free to walk, standupright and bend over, and which is so constructed that asparagus cutand gathered may be easily stacked therein and retained in the stackedposition until removed without danger of damaging or bruising the tenderportions of the asparagus.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means for permittingthe person to cut the asparagus to a desired length while stacked in thedevice.

With these and other objects in View, this invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described and claimed. 7

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 isa side elevation illustrating an asparagus gathering device constructedin accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary front elevation showing the device strapped ona person.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional View taken on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional View taken on line 1-4 of Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral l indicates a receptacleor hopper fully open at the top thereof and at one end and consisting ofa curved bottom wall 2, an end wall 3 and side walls 4 and 5. The sidewall 1 is disposed substantially vertically while the side wall 5inclines upwardly and outwardly with respect to the side wall 4 and fromthe bottom wall 2. The walls are constructed of sheet metal and theupper edges thereof are bent about a substantially rectangular shapedframe 6 constructed from a single length of material. The length of theframe is greater than the length of the receptacle or hopper so that aportion of the frame will be exposed acting as a handle for thereceptacle or hopper. It is preferable that in securing the side wall 4to the frame said side wall be bent over and inwardly while the sidewall 5 is bent over and outwardly of the frame. The end wall 3 is alsobent over and outwardly about the frame. The side wall 4 is cut away toexpose the frame so that suspension straps 1 and 8 may be connected tothe frame and are in turn secured to a waist encircling belt ID. Thesuspension strap 1 is slightly longer than the suspension strap 8 sothat when a belt is placed about a persons waist, as shown in Figure 2,the

it may be placed in the receptacle or hopper with the tips of theasparagus engaging the end wall 3. The receptacle or hopper inclining asdescribed maintains the asparagus therein with the tips in engagementwith the end wall. The opposite end of the receptacle or hopper beingfully open -will permit extremely long pieces of the asparagus to beaccommodated within the receptacle or hopper and such long pieces mayprotrude therefrom by way of the open end thereof.

The side walls 4 and 5 of the receptacle or O hopper have formed thereinaligned slots H terminating short of the bottom wall 2 for the purposeof forming a guide for a knife employed for cutting the asparagus to adesired length while stacked in the receptacle or hopper.

The waist belt Ill includes a buckle l2 and an apertured strap l3 to. bereceived by said buckle so that the waist belt may be readily adjustedabout and to a persons waist.

In forming the slots II the material of the walls 4 and 5 is bent uponitself, as clearly shown in Figure 4, so that said slots will havesmooth edges.

The receptacle or hopper constructed in accordance with the foregoingcan be easily emptied after being filled with asparagus and after theremoval of the waist belt from the person.

What is claimed is: I

1. An asparagus gathering device comprising a receptacle open at its topand at one end, means for supporting said receptacle obliquely on aperson with its closed end disposed lower than the said open end so thatasparagus placed in the receptacle will stack therein against thelowermost closed end of the receptacle.

2. An asparagus gathering device comprising a receptacle open at its topand at one end, 7

means for supporting saidreceptacle obliquely on a person with one ofits ends disposed lowermost and to one side of the person so thatasparagus placed in the receptacle will stack therein against thelowermost end of the receptacle, said receptacle having slots inopposite walls to form a guide for a knife to permit severing of theasparagus in the receptacle to a desired length.

3. An asparagus gathering device comprising a receptacle including arounded bottom, an end wall and side walls, a frame having said wallsbent thereabout with one end of the frame positioned beyond one end ofthe receptacle forming a handle means, suspension straps connected toone side of the said frame and one being of a greater length than theother, a waist belt secured to said straps for encircling a personswaist and permitting the receptacle to be positioned at one side of theperson with the end wall of the receptacle being disposed lower than theopposite end of the receptacle.

4. An asparagus gathering device comprising a receptacle including arounded bottom, an end wall and side walls, a frame having said wallsbent thereabout with one end of the frame positioned beyond one end ofthe receptacle to comprise a handle means, suspension straps connectedto one side of the said frame and one being of a greater length than theother, a waist belt secured to said straps for encircling a personswaist and permitting the receptacle to be positioned at one side of theperson with the end wall of the receptacle being disposed lower than theopposite end of the receptacle, said side walls having aligning slotsterminating short of the bottom wall to form a knife guide.

FLOYD PHILLIPS.

